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United States Patent | 6,152,505 |
Coyne | November 28, 2000 |
A tongs provides a set of opposing feet with pointed toes so as to securely grip unfired ware such as ceramic or clay pots and the like. Two feet on one side move in opposition to a single foot on the opposing side of the device and are drawn together by the biasing spring. An upwardly directed, hook like handle is used to hold and manipulate the tongs and to hang the tongs and greenware during drying.
Inventors: | Coyne; Kenneth Gerod (P.O. Box 992, Ketchum, ID 83340) |
Appl. No.: | 369751 |
Filed: | August 6, 1999 |
Current U.S. Class: | 294/16; 294/28; 294/118 |
Intern'l Class: | B65G 007/12 |
Field of Search: | 294/11,15,16,28,31.1,62,104,106,117,118,902,903 118/500,503 |
665549 | Jan., 1901 | Rankin | 294/118. |
1365196 | Jan., 1921 | Richardson | 294/16. |
1552317 | Sep., 1925 | Lamb et al. | 294/28. |
1630013 | May., 1927 | Hyatt | 294/11. |
1906454 | May., 1933 | Elters | 294/28. |
2023328 | Dec., 1935 | Lamp | 294/16. |
4477113 | Oct., 1984 | Lybolt | 294/16. |
5871244 | Feb., 1999 | Langford | 294/104. |